Summer Workers Collect 439 Bags Of Roadside Trash Fyi

College students hired by the Carbon County commissioners for summer road work collected 439 bags of garbage and debris along county roads during their first five days of work.

The crews picked up 40 bags along Legislative Routes 13004 and 13002 in Ashfield and Bowmanstown, and 92 bags along Route 248 between Palmerton and Franklin Township and Route 209 between Jim Thorpe and Lehighton.

Also, 103 bags along route 902 in Summit Hill, Route 209 east of the Lehighton-Weissport Bridge, and along Legislative Route 13013 between Palmerton and Little Gap. Another 103 bags were collected along Legislative Route 13014 at Little Gap, Route 209 from Harrity to Forest Inn, Route 903 from Lansford to Route 443 in Mahoning Township, and Summit Hill to Coaldale.

One hundred and one bags were collected along Route 209 from Forest Inn to Towamensing, Route 443 from Lehighton to Mahoning Valley and Legislative Routes 13014 and 13046 to Route 209.

The crews are under the supervision of Francis Helferty, Ivan Hontz and Joseph Tessitore.